Panama and lots more

Fun day at sea

Mangrove Wildlife Cruise (Tuesday, 2/18)

Golfito, Costa Rica (Wednesday, 2/19)

On Isla De Coiba, Panama

 

Beach Day and Water Sports Activities  

Tricia get the award for being the only one in our group to get up on Water Skis (Thursday, 2/20/14)

Our Private Party. Cathy did a tribute to Dr Olds and fond memories (Thursday, 2/20/14)

Bridge of the Americas.      We went under the Bridge of the Americas at 3:25 am on Sat and half of the group was up to witness it.  Our sails barely cleared the top (Saturday, 2/22/14)

Transit through the Panama Canal

Panama City and Canal Tour.                                            
We departed our ship and visited the Canal Expansion Center, Miraflores Locks, Gatun Locks and an introduction to Colonial Panama City (Sunday, 2/23/14)

Panama hats

Panama City and skyscrapers owes much of its cosmopolitan and international flavor to the Panama Canal.

Some of our group pictured with the new gates for the Canal Expansion

Mike's monkey follows him off the island

More Manuel Antonio

 Tuesday, 2/18/14   

Today we returned to Quepos, Costa Rica by ship- the gateway town to Manuel Antonio.  Some us boarded some boats to take a leisure ride through the Mangroves.  Our guide told us about the unique and very fragile ecosystem. We saw a white faced monkey, a variety of birds and other wildlife.  It was amazing to see where the fresh water meets the ocean.

Marine Wildlife Safari at Bahia Drake

Monday, 2/17/14

Today was a wildlife safari at Bahia Drake.  Bahía Drake (Drakes Bay) is a small bayon the north side of the Osa Peninsula on the southwestern coast.  This bay is believed to be a port used by Sir Francis Drake in the 16th century and the location of one of the British pirate's fabled hidden treasures.

The main town of Bahía Drake is Agujitas and has a population of about 1,000 residents. The bay is not on the beaten track and can only be reached by highway during the dry season.  There are miles and miles of beautiful coastline with rocky crags and sandy coves that extend from Agujitas, where the village of Bahía Drake is located southward toward the boundary of Corcovado National Park about 12 miles to the south. Along this stretch of beach are located some of the most remote and spectacular ecolodges in Costa Rica (it reminded us of Gilligans Island).  

We arrived this afternoon back at the ship and sailed out to Sailaway music- Conquest of Paradise.  

Photos compliments of Tom Blose.  

The turtle in the picture was rescued from entanglement in fishing hooks and monofilament by the guides in one of the boats

Sails going up